Pocket Guide to Public Speaking by Dan O'Hair; Hannah Rubenstein; Rob Stewart - Fifth Edition, 2016 from Macmillan Student Store

Pocket Guide to Public Speaking

Fifth Edition ©2016 Dan O'Hair; Hannah Rubenstein; Rob Stewart

This best-selling brief introduction to public speaking offers practical coverage of every topic typically covered in a full-sized text, from invention, research and organization, practice and delivery, to the different speech types. Its concise, inexpensive format makes it perfect not only for the
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Pocket Guide to Public Speaking by Dan O'Hair; Hannah Rubenstein; Rob Stewart - Fifth Edition, 2016 from Macmillan Student Store

Comprehensive Public Speaking Advice--Pocket-Sized Format

This best-selling brief introduction to public speaking offers practical coverage of every topic typically covered in a full-sized text, from invention, research and organization, practice and delivery, to the different speech types. Its concise, inexpensive format makes it perfect not only for the public speaking course, but also for any setting across the curriculum, on the job, or in the community.

This newly redesigned full-color edition offers even stronger coverage of the fundamentals of speechmaking, while also addressing the changing realities of public speaking in a digital world. It features fully updated chapters on online presentations and using presentation software, and a streamlined chapter on research in print and online. The fifth edition also includes new sample informative, persuasive, and special occasion speeches, along with a collection of speech videos in the book's online component, LaunchPad Solo.

Features

Inexpensive, pocket-sized, and spiral bound. A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking's small size and affordable price make it ideal for a wide range of students and uses in and out of the classroom.

Clear guidance on speaking in a variety of contexts. Chapters 26-29 cover online presentations, collaborating in groups, presenting in teams, and speaking in the workplace. Chapters 30–36 provide guidelines for speaking in other college courses, from the social sciences and humanities to education, science, engineering, and nursing. This group of chapters has been thoroughly reviewed by professors in each field and updated with the most current advice.

A useful reference designed to help students focus on key concepts. The clean design, clear and accessible writing style, and helpful charts show key concepts and ideas. Summary checklists and Quick Tip boxes encourage effective preparation and offer advice and guidelines on developing skills.

Effective help for non-native speakers. Appendix D gives ESL students help with common trouble spots, including practice with difficult words and using emphasis from their native language.

New to This Edition

Speech videos help students improve their speech techniques
New informative and persuasive speech videos (in LaunchPad Solo) accompanied by questions show how speakers can polish their organization, source citations, and delivery. These polished and professionally shot speech videos focus on interesting topics like freeganism and social media. There is one speech of introduction, two informative speeches, and two persuasive speeches, as well as "needs improvement" clips that help students recognize how to avoid common pitfalls in their own speeches. Full-text versions of one informative and one persuasive speech are in the book, with electronic transcripts and closed captioning online.

Comprehensive video collection containing more than 240 clips and full-length speeches, including professional speeches and model student speeches. "Needs improvement" clips highlight typical issues.


Even Better Coverage of the Fundamentals
The latest scholarship on listening. This fully revised chapter reflects new research on active listening, processing and remembering information, and minimizing distractions.

Communication ethics, updated with the foundations. This revised chapter clarifies complex ideas and helps students understand the basic ethical theories, in order to become more civic-minded and credible speakers.

Persuasive techniques, simplified. The persuasion chapter has been split into two chapters, to make it easier to understand: Chapter 23 is Principles of Persuasive Speaking and Chapter 24 is Constructing the Persuasive Speech. The content has been revised to help students gain a better understanding of ethical arguments, counterarguments, and other persuasive techniques.


Cutting-Edge Coverage Reflects the Changing World of Public Speaking
New Chapter 9, Locating Credible Print and Online Materials offers an approach to searching for supporting materials aligned with the way that students do their research today online.

Revised Chapters 19-21 focus on presentation software (Prezi, Keynote, PowerPoint) and show students how to create and deliver effective presentations, while avoiding technical glitches.

An updated chapter on online presentations provides students with more detailed techniques and a video of an online speech.


LaunchPad Solo
The book's online component features LearningCurve adaptive quzzing; all of the book's accompanying videos and video-based activities, all easily assignable and assessable using the new VideoTools; and tutorials for using presentation software (Prezi, Keynote, PowerPoint) effectively.

Digital Options

Table of Contents

PART I Getting Started
1. Becoming a Public Speaker
2. From A to Z: Overview of a Speech
3. Managing Speech Anxiety
4. Ethical Public Speaking
5. Listeners and Speakers

PART II Development
6. Analyzing the Audience
7. Selecting a Topic and a Purpose
8. Developing Supporting Material
9. Finding Credible Sources in Print and Online
10. Citing Sources in Your Speech

PART III Organization
11. Organizing the Body of the Speech
12. Selecting an Organizational Pattern
13. Outlining the Speech
 
PART IV Starting, Finishing, and Styling
14. Developing the Introduction and Conclusion
15. Using Language

PART V Delivery
16. Methods of Delivery
17 Your Voice in Delivery
18 Your Body in Delivery

PART VI Presentation Aids
19. Speaking with Presentation Aids
20. Designing Presentation Aids
21. Using Presentation Software

PART VII Types of Speeches
22. Informative Speaking
23. Principles of Persuasive Speaking
24. Constructing the Persuasive Speech
25. Speaking on Special Occasions

PART VIII Online, Group, and Business Contexts
26. Preparing Online Presentations
27. Communicating in Groups
28. Delivering Group Presentations
29. Business and Professional Presentations

PART IX Speaking in Other College Courses
30. Presentations Assigned across the Curriculum
31. Science and Mathematics Courses
32. Technical Courses
33. Social Science Courses
34. Arts and Humanities Course
35. Education Courses
36. Nursing and Allied Health Courses

Appendices
A. Citation Guidelines
B. Question-and-Answer Sessions
C. Preparing for Mediated Communication
D. Tips for Non-Native Speakers of English
Glossary
Index

Dan O'Hair

Dan O’Hair is dean of the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information. He is past presidential professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Oklahoma and past president of the National Communication Association. He is coauthor or coeditor of eighteen communication texts and scholarly volumes and has published more than ninety research articles and chapters in dozens of communication, psychology, and health journals and books. He is a frequent presenter at national and international communication conferences, is on the editorial boards of various journals, and has served on numerous committees and task forces for regional and national communication associations.

Hannah Rubenstein

Hannah Rubenstein is a writer, editor, and part-time college instructor who has used her academic training in communication (MA, Fairfield University) to guide her collaborations on A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking, A Speaker's Guidebook, Public Speaking: Challenges and Choices, and other successful college texts. She heads her own communication firm, Hedgehog Productions, and teaches the basic public speaking course at University of Bridgeport and other Connecticut colleges.

Rob Stewart

Rob Stewart is the Senior Vice Provost and professor of communication studies at Texas Tech University. He is coauthor of A Speaker's Guidebook, and five editions of A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking, and has published more than 30 articles and book chapters.

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